how to set linux date and time in commands
how to set linux date and time in commands
For example, to change date to 14 Nov 2017 11:57:00, the command would be,
$ sudo date --set "14 Nov 2017 11:57:00"
Tue Nov 14 11:57:00 HKT 2017
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